Exquisite Creatures
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Join us at the Peoria Riverfront Museum in the first ever exhibition to leverage our multi-disciplinary nature with our partnership to Art Bridges, bringing together an exhibition that displays the perfect marriage of art and science in Exquisite Creatures. This will be the first destination that this presentation of the exhibition will go on display as it travels from Art Bridges.
Throughout this exhibition, artist and naturalist Christopher Marley reflects on humanity’s intimate relationship with nature, revealing its intricate beauty and diversity through three-dimensional works comprised of animal, mineral and plant specimens arranged in precise, geometric compositions. Shown together, the works create an immersive environment which inspires wonder, and fosters a desire to preserve the natural world.
All vertebrates used in this artwork are reclaimed, meaning they passed of natural or incidental causes, most often in captivity. None were killed for this purpose.
With additional support from America 250 Donors, Mike Rucker Endowment Fund for Science, Visionary Society, and Illinois Arts Council
Curated by Christopher Marley, Organized by Art Bridges
About the Artist | Christopher Marley
Christopher Marley is an artist, naturalist, photographer, and author who uses preserved natural specimens as his medium. He grew up in the Pacific Northwest, immersed in nature from his earliest memories. During a decade spent traveling the world as a fashion model, Marley’s passion for discovering unfamiliar elements in the natural world became an obsession.
